1. Introduction to Adult Educational Psychology -- 2. The Development of Identity in the Adult Years -- 3. Social Psychology of Adult Learning -- 4. Social Learning -- 5. Motivation -- 6. Emotions and Adulthood -- 7. Interest And Learning : From Attraction to Absorbing Interest -- 8. Intelligence : Theories and Issues -- 9. Modern Associative Theory in Teaching And Learning -- 10. Memory and Retrieval: Implications for Teaching and Learning -- 11. Skill Learning And The Development Of Expertise -- 12. Adult Cognition Development and Characteristics -- 13. Stress And Adult Learners -- 14. Interactive Learning And Human Communication -- 15. Principles And Applications Of Educational And Psychological Testing -- 16. Adult Judgement And Decision Making
Summary
This book is intended as a comprehensive university text and is geared for the needs of tertiary courses in Australia. It introduces the diversity of psychology to educators and trainers and instructors in post-compulsory education, training and workplace learning
